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Tips for buying Hemodialysis Machine

When considering the right Hemodialysis
machine for a facility, patient safety and effectiveness should be
considered primarily. The Hemodialysis unit should include certain alarms
and monitors; the dialysis delivery system should monitor the temperature,
and if it's above 41°C, an alarm should sound.

TMP should also be monitored,
because blood exposed to higher temperatures can be damaged. If the TMP
falls below 0, reverse ultra filtration can occur, allowing fluids and
toxins to filter back into the blood, and therefore an alarm should sound
in that event.

Hemodialysis machines should
monitor ultra filtration removal rates with an accuracy of ±10% of set
volume. They should have air/foam and conductivity detectors to reduce
patient risk in the extracorporeal blood circuit.

A disinfection method – heat
or chemical – should be available to reduce the possibility of infection.

Facilities that are buying
only one or two Hemodialysis machines to add to an existing stock, should
consider staff familiarity and experience with a particular manufacturer's
machines. Clinicians will usually be more comfortable with Hemodialysis
machine models from a manufacturer they already know and will require less
training. The clinical engineers would also benefit from the experience
gained in servicing earlier Hemodialysis machine models from the same
manufacturer.

Using the same brand could
also reduce the need to store additional parts and thereby simplify
inventory because the new components may be identical to those of earlier Hemodialysis
units.

To reduce costs, earlier Hemodialysis
machine models may be sufficient for facilities that need units for
limited chronic or acute care applications not requiring recent
innovations, as well those considering units for home use.

Hemodialysis machines for
home use should be as user-friendly as possible.

Power, water pressure, and
temperature may not be regulated as well at home as in medical
facilities. Buyers should consider issues like limited acceptable ranges
of supply voltage and water temperature when selecting a Hemodialysis
machine unit.

At home there is usually no
backup Hemodialysis unit or repair technician available. Therefore,
reliability is a major concern. There are serious consequences when a Hemodialysis
machine ceases to function in the middle of treatment.

Different brands of
disposable accessories can be used with most Hemodialysis units; some Hemodialysis
units require the use of proprietary disposables, which can increase the
operational costs per procedure.

If many Hemodialysis machines
are used in a facility, it is important to make sure that all of them
accept the same brands of disposables; bulk quantities can cost less.